Happy June Solstice! June 20, 2016… Summer is Here!

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The June Solstice is here!  It is the first day of Summer!  The June Solstice either occurs on June 20, or June 21, depending on the year.  This year it occurs on June 20, 2016.  For us in the Northern Hemisphere it is our first day of summer.  It is also our longest day of the year.  However, in the Southern Hemisphere, it is their first day of winter, the shortest day of their year!

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The Earth’s inclination towards the Sun will be at it’s highest for the Northern Hemisphere.

All that is North of the Tropic of Cancer will experience the longest period of daylight during the calendar year, and For the Southern Hemisphere, the opposite occurs, and it will be the shortest period of daylight.

In the United States there will be between 13-15 hours of sunlight.  Alaska will have 22 hours of daylight.

The Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun and will witness the longest day of their calendar year!
The Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun and will witness the longest day of their calendar year!

Another exciting event will occur during the June Solstice that involves the Moon.

It is special that the Full Moon will fall on the Summer Solstice and

It also marks the fourth of four full moons between the March 2016 Equinox  and the June Solstice.

The fourth full moon between the March equinox and the June solstice
The fourth full moon between the March equinox and the June solstice

Happy Solstice Full Moon!  Usually there are only three full moons between the equinox and the solstice,or visa versa.  It is more unusual for there to be four full moons in between an equinox or a solstice, or visa versa!  The most recent Blue Moon occurred May 21st 2016, one month before the June Solstice.

Look up at the full moon and on the right in front of the moon will be Planet Mars, and on the left in front of the full moon will be Planet Saturn
Look up at the full moon and on the right in front of the moon will be Planet Mars, and on the left in front of the full moon will be Planet Saturn
It will look like this in the sky , Mars on the right , very bright, Saturn o the left, not so bright!
It will look like this in the sky , Mars on the right , very bright, Saturn o the left, not so bright!

The next full moon to occur on a June Solstice will be in the year 2062!  The last June Solstice full Moon was in June 1967 (called the summer of love)

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Some believe that the mysterious Stonehenge may have been erected as a place to celebrate the solstice, or a Sun Temple, because its placement allows a viewer in the center of the structure to capture the sun standing still, in it’s entirety through one of it’s gateways.

Was Stonehenge a Sun Temple?
Was Stonehenge a Sun Temple?
The sun in it's entirety shines through a gateway of Stonehenge
The sun in it’s entirety shines through a gateway of Stonehenge  Thousands of people come every year to celebrate the June Solstice

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The summer solstice from space
The summer solstice from space

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You are awesome!

We miss you already!

Happy Summer Solstice to You!!!!!!

xoxoxoxo

Sookie and Sylvie

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